Dairy Cattle Welfare Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814448756
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Champaign, IL, USA
Phone
2172393338
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$115,153
Expenses
$122,580
Assets
$116,462
Liabilities
$30,111

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • TEUN VERHOEVEN (DIRECTOR)
  • DIEGO MANRIQUEZ (DIRECTOR)
  • NATALIA HERRERA (MEDIA AND MARKETING CHAIR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Dairy cattle welfare education

What it reported doing in 2024

Dcwc annual conference held june 4-6, 2024 in Kansas city, Missouri.two-day in-person symposium covering dairy cattle welfare from the beginning to the end. This annual event brings together dairy farmers, veterinarians, consultants, universities, and the dairy community for learning and discussion to continue to improve the well-being and health of dairy cattle and the ability and fulfilment of farmers and their staff. Keynote speakers included several indiviudals. David fraser (university of british columbia) spoke on "the human dimension of animal welfare." dr. Gavin staley (diamond v) presented "productive life of dairy cattle." dr. David renaud (university of guelph) discussed "welfare aspects of long distance transport of dairy calves." dr. Jessica pempek (usda ars) covered "welfare of non replacement calves, and tim joseph (maple hill creamery) spoke on "building a grass-fed brand." the program also included producer panel discussions and short oral research presentations on dairy welfare-related topics by students from universities around the world. A pre-conference session in spanish was held on june 4th, focused on the theme "leadership and animal welfare culture."

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 79.1%; rating input score 79

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.4%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.2% of revenue deployed · 79.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $97K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.